Counties in Iowa by traffic fatality rate

Monona County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 99 counties in 2013, at 55.1 per 100,000 people. Worth County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Iowa was 10.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest55.1Monona County
Median11.999 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleAdams County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleAllamakee County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleAppanoose County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleAudubon County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleBlack Hawk County: 9 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleBremer County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleBuchanan County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleBuena Vista County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleButler County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleCalhoun County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleCedar County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCerro Gordo County: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleCherokee County: 0 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleClayton County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDallas County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleDavis County: 0 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDes Moines County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleDickinson County: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleDubuque County: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 19 per 100,000 peopleFremont County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleGuthrie County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHardin County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleIda County: 0 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 5 per 100,000 peopleJones County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleKeokuk County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleKossuth County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleLee County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleLinn County: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleLucas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLyon County: 34 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleMahaska County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 6 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleMills County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMonona County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 0 per 100,000 peopleMuscatine County: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleO'Brien County: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleOsceola County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePage County: 19.3 per 100,000 peoplePalo Alto County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePlymouth County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePocahontas County: 0 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 5.7 per 100,000 peoplePottawattamie County: 9.7 per 100,000 peoplePoweshiek County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleRinggold County: 0 per 100,000 peopleSac County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleSioux County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleStory County: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleTama County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleVan Buren County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWapello County: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleWebster County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWinneshiek County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleWoodbury County: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleWorth County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWright County: 22.8 per 100,000 people
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 12
  • 12 to 19
  • 19 to 27
  • 27 and over
per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Monona County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleMonona County55.1Audubon County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleAudubon County50.7Taylor County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County48.8Humboldt County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County41.2Adair County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleAdair County39.9Union County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County39.6Cass County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County36.6Hancock County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County35.7Allamakee County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleAllamakee County35.2Harrison County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County34.3Lyon County: 34 per 100,000 peopleLyon County34Greene County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County32.8Grundy County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County32.3Fayette County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County29.2Guthrie County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleGuthrie County28.2Benton County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County27.2Mahaska County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleMahaska County26.8Louisa County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County26.6Adams County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleAdams County25.5Chickasaw County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County24.4Appanoose County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleAppanoose County23.8Wright County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleWright County22.8Cedar County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCedar County21.9Poweshiek County: 21.4 per 100,000 peoplePoweshiek County21.4Clarke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County21.4Mills County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMills County20.3Emmet County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County20.1Butler County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County20.1Sac County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSac County19.8Henry County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County19.7Kossuth County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleKossuth County19.5Page County: 19.3 per 100,000 peoplePage County19.3Franklin County: 19 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County19Jasper County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County18.9Mitchell County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County18.8Floyd County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County18.7Tama County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleTama County17.1Delaware County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17Webster County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleWebster County15.9Wayne County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County15.6Monona County: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleMonona County55.1Audubon County: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleAudubon County50.7Taylor County: 48.8 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County48.8Humboldt County: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleHumboldt County41.2Adair County: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleAdair County39.9Union County: 39.6 per 100,000 peopleUnion County39.6Cass County: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County36.6Hancock County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleHancock County35.7Allamakee County: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleAllamakee County35.2Harrison County: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County34.3Lyon County: 34 per 100,000 peopleLyon County34Greene County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleGreene County32.8Grundy County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleGrundy County32.3Fayette County: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County29.2Guthrie County: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleGuthrie County28.2Benton County: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleBenton County27.2Mahaska County: 26.8 per 100,000 peopleMahaska County26.8Louisa County: 26.6 per 100,000 peopleLouisa County26.6Adams County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleAdams County25.5Chickasaw County: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleChickasaw County24.4Appanoose County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleAppanoose County23.8Wright County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleWright County22.8Cedar County: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleCedar County21.9Poweshiek County: 21.4 per 100,000 peoplePoweshiek County21.4Clarke County: 21.4 per 100,000 peopleClarke County21.4Mills County: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMills County20.3Emmet County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleEmmet County20.1Butler County: 20.1 per 100,000 peopleButler County20.1Sac County: 19.8 per 100,000 peopleSac County19.8Henry County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County19.7Kossuth County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleKossuth County19.5Page County: 19.3 per 100,000 peoplePage County19.3Franklin County: 19 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County19Jasper County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleJasper County18.9Mitchell County: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleMitchell County18.8Floyd County: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County18.7Tama County: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleTama County17.1Delaware County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17Webster County: 15.9 per 100,000 peopleWebster County15.9Wayne County: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleWayne County15.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Monona County55.1+55.1 pts
2Audubon County50.7+33.7 pts
3Taylor County48.8+32.6 pts
4Humboldt County41.2-10.1 pts
5Adair County39.9-13 pts
6Union County39.6+7.9 pts
7Cass County36.6+14.8 pts
8Hancock County35.7+26.8 pts
9Allamakee County35.2+21.2 pts
10Harrison County34.3+0.1 pts
11Lyon County34+17.1 pts
12Greene County32.8+0.1 pts
13Grundy County32.3+8.3 pts
14Fayette County29.2+10 pts
15Guthrie County28.2+0.3 pts
16Benton County27.2+15.6 pts
17Mahaska County26.8+13.4 pts
18Louisa County26.6+17.7 pts
19Adams County25.5-25.4 pts
20Chickasaw County24.4+8.1 pts
21Appanoose County23.8+23.8 pts
22Wright County22.8-0 pts
23Cedar County21.9+11 pts
24Poweshiek County21.4+10.7 pts
25Clarke County21.4+0.1 pts
26Mills County20.3-13.5 pts
27Emmet County20.1-9.9 pts
28Butler County20.1+20.1 pts
29Sac County19.8+19.8 pts
30Henry County19.7-15 pts
31Kossuth County19.5+13 pts
32Page County19.3+12.9 pts
33Franklin County190 pts
34Jasper County18.9+5.3 pts
35Mitchell County18.8+18.8 pts
36Floyd County18.7+18.7 pts
37Tama County17.1+5.7 pts
38Delaware County17-5.6 pts
39Webster County15.9-10.7 pts
40Wayne County15.6-15.9 pts
41Jackson County15.3+5.2 pts
42Warren County14.7+6.2 pts
43Fremont County14.3-42.1 pts
44O'Brien County14.1+0.1 pts
45Woodbury County13.6+3.9 pts
46Madison County12.9+12.9 pts
47Decatur County12.2+0.1 pts
48Iowa County12.2-0.1 pts
49Clay County12.10 pts
50Jefferson County11.9-18 pts
51Dickinson County11.80 pts
52Boone County11.4-15.3 pts
53Clayton County11.3-27.9 pts
54Dallas County10.5+5 pts
55Howard County10.5+10.5 pts
56Des Moines County9.9-5 pts
57Jones County9.70 pts
58Keokuk County9.7+0.1 pts
59Pottawattamie County9.7-3.2 pts
60Carroll County9.6-14.4 pts
61Buena Vista County9.5+4.7 pts
62Washington County9-13.7 pts
63Black Hawk County9+4.5 pts
64Shelby County8.3-24.7 pts
65Marshall County7.3-19.4 pts
66Cerro Gordo County6.8-2.3 pts
67Scott County6.4+1.1 pts
68Marion County6-3 pts
69Sioux County5.7-3 pts
70Polk County5.7+1.2 pts
71Hardin County5.7-0 pts
72Lee County5.7-8.4 pts
73Linn County5.5-2.8 pts
74Johnson County5-6.7 pts
75Buchanan County4.8-9.6 pts
76Winneshiek County4.8-4.7 pts
77Muscatine County4.6-4.7 pts
78Dubuque County4.1-1.1 pts
79Clinton County4.1-14.3 pts
80Bremer County4.1-4.1 pts
81Story County3.2+2.1 pts
82Wapello County2.8-19.7 pts
83Calhoun County0-30 pts
83Cherokee County00 pts
83Crawford County0-29.1 pts
83Davis County0-11.5 pts
83Hamilton County0-13 pts
83Ida County0-56.5 pts
83Lucas County0-56.8 pts
83Monroe County0-24.9 pts
83Montgomery County0-37.6 pts
83Osceola County0-16 pts
83Palo Alto County0-32.2 pts
83Plymouth County0-20 pts
83Pocahontas County00 pts
83Ringgold County0-20 pts
83Van Buren County00 pts
83Winnebago County0-9.3 pts
83Worth County0-93.2 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Monona County, with 55.1 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to NHTSA and BEA.

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Worth County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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